The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-06-01
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CLEVELAND vs.. SHERMAN.
The Leaders OF the Opposing Forces in the Next
Presidential Fight.

Ex-Governor Curtin, of Pennsylvania,
has been talking politics a little. Here is
what he said:
81 will tell you what will be the ticket
next year. President Cleveland will head
the Democratic and Senator Sherman the
Republican. All this Blaine talk Of the
Pennsylvania leaders makes me smile.
Wait until they get to the convention and
you will find out. They will take no
ChuuC.S. Unless some very exceptional
condition of affairs arises they will not be
likely to take Il candidate handicapped as
Blame is with defeat in two nominating
conventions and once before the country,
which shows that there is no harmony i'll
the general sentiment of The party, no mat
ter what may be the enthusiasm of his per
sonal followers. If the Republicans should
commit the folly of putting him on the
ticket again it will not be the old fight, but
a very new one. There's where Blainc's
friends are bud to the natural tendency of
public sentiment.
"iu the campaign of 1881 the Democratic
party was heavily handicapped by two very
important influences: the first was the fear
OF the industrial and other material interests
of the probrblc policy of the party ON the
great financial and economic questions; the
other was the uncertainty of the ability of
Mr.. cleveland, Notwithstanding the high
cha of his previous brief public
record, to carry out the pledges which he
had made in the interest Of reform and
| good government. Those fears will not
weigh in the balance in favor of Mr.. Blaine
another time. The President has gained
the confidence of the whole people for CON
scrva.ism and regard for the public interest
above patty or personal considerations.
With him ut the head of the ticket no cN-
plantations are required. He has simply to
point to The record. Therefore The Two
candidates would stand upon their merits.
Then the fear OF high.handcd craftsmanship
would be the other way. a great many
buSi.USs men will recognize The prudence
OF Mir. Cleveland and will not he in II great
hurry to make a change. The strength of
Sherman would be in his conceded cOnser-
vatism and his ]soundncSs on all the great
| issues.
The Governor added: ''Sincc Congress
adjourned | have talked with Il great many
people in and out of public life in New
York, Philadelphia, Washington and else
whore, and | have come to the conclusion
that there is a great deal of quiet thinking
10 tEr choice of Il man TO beat Mr.. Cluvc.
land. They know thoj n~vc a big job on
their hands and don, intend TO make any
mistakes if they can prevent it,
Governor Curtin is also taking deep in
iCrCNt in Tie new birth of industrial pro-
SrCSN iu the South. He Stii: ''ln tho
very face of the revival of industrial actlv.
ity North and South, we are confronted by
large impOrtations of iron, which will glu,
the market and Interfere with the demand
FOR our home product. The Sothcrn pro.
duct is now becoming a competitor Will
The product of the North in our home mar
kct, which is for the good of our iron PEG
pie, no matter how it goes, but his lorcigl
product benefits no one. Tho labor ant
the profits all belong to foreign countries
The Southern people must begin to sec
that if they want Il market for their pro
ducts it must be Il home market and ihciI
competition should he confined TO bUm,
products and not imported. They Shout,
have presented painfully before them tht
industrial history of Pennsylvania. That
will give them practical lessons in The hen
Gifts % an industrial policy which will Sc
curc To them Il market which will be NOR,
certain and immediate in It's substantial re
suits Dian any chimcricnl ideas of spccula
tive markets, which exist solely in thi
. Sopnistical differences of pro-BritiNh econ
, omiC doctrines. or free trade"